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Recent Examples of court-martial
The Pentagon’s decision avoids a court-martial for Kelly, who would have been subjected to a military tribunal.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2026
The Pentagon in November announced a probe of Kelly for his involvement with the video, and said that further actions could include a recall to active duty and a court-martial proceeding.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The administrative action, which is a less serious action than a court-martial, will result in a reduction in rank and Kelly's retirement pay, a process Hegseth says will take 45 days.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
Quornelius Radford, 28, is scheduled to appear in a courtroom at Fort Stewart a week after Army prosecutors referred his case to a general court-martial, which handles cases involving the most serious crimes under military law.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2026
The Pentagon in November announced a probe of Kelly for his involvement with the video, and said that further actions could include a recall to active duty and a court-martial proceeding.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
The administrative action, which is a less serious action than a court-martial, will result in a reduction in rank and Kelly's retirement pay, a process Hegseth says will take 45 days.
—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
Quornelius Radford, 28, is scheduled to appear in a courtroom at Fort Stewart a week after Army prosecutors referred his case to a general court-martial, which handles cases involving the most serious crimes under military law.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for court-martial
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And men like Lang Long, a Cambodian who was trafficked and sold into the Thai fishing industry, are modern-day Billy Budds in a system that lacks even the rough justice of a drumhead court-martial.—
Alyssa Rosenberg,
Washington Post,
12 Sep. 2019
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The court based in Lausanne, across the Olympics’ home city from the supreme court, gave no timetable for the review.—
Graham Dunbar,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The survivors’ attorneys appealed to the state supreme court, hoping that the case might continue, only for the court to uphold the dismissal in June 2024.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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On Saturday, Venezuela’s high court ordered her to assume the role of interim president, and the leader was backed by Venezuela’s military.—
Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The high court’s denials attest to the fact that the city is not above the state’s environmental law, Everett DeLano, a lawyer representing plaintiff Save Our Access, told the Union-Tribune on Monday.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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With that and a few more inquisitions from Farley, Webster opened up about his life story, starting with living in his van for two years.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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McCullum generally leaves in-match inquisitions to his loyal lieutenants, Marcus Trescothick and Jeetan Patel.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Kinda like all that Canton surveillance video in 2022 that would have spared Karen Read the burden of having to go through those two trials in the kangaroo court.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
20 Aug. 2025
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Chandler complained about her treatment at trial, calling it a kangaroo court.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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But the judiciary’s catch-and-release policy for teenage criminals was not making Baltimore safer for tourists.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2026
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Chaves’ confrontational style — with the press, the opposition, the judiciary — has drawn followers.—
Javier Córdoba,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Republican parties have already appealed the decision to the state’s Appellate Division and also directly to the state’s highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals in Albany.—
Jeffrey M. Wice,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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During the two-year investigation, former manager David Moyes, who acted as a witness in Paqueta’s tribunal hearing, and his team-mates provided a safe haven at the training ground.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Court-martial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/court-martial. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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